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From The New York Times:\n<\/p>\n

\nFor weeks a dispute had drawn attention from people all across China as a simple homeowner stared down the forces of large-scale redevelopment that are sweeping this country, blocking the preparation of a gigantic construction site by an act of sheer will.<\/p>\n

Chinese bloggers were the first to spread the news<\/a> of a house perched atop a tall, thimble-shaped piece of land like Mont St. Michel in the middle of a vast excavation. Newspapers dove in next, followed by national television. Then, in a way that is common in China whenever an event begins to take on hints of political overtones<\/a>, the story virtually disappeared from the news media, bloggers here said, after the government decreed that the subject was suddenly out of bounds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Still, the “nail house<\/a>,” as many here have called it because of the homeowner’s tenacity, like a nail that cannot be pulled out, remains the most popular current topic<\/a> among bloggers in China. [Full Text]
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Also from The Globe and Mail, by Geoffrey York:\n<\/p>\n

The case is being portrayed as the first major test of China’s new property law. Earlier this month, the national parliament passed a historic law that safeguards private property rights for the first time.<\/p>\n

Thousands of property disputes have erupted in China in recent years. Many cases are similar to the nail-house case: A private developer buys up a site, gains support from local officials and puts pressure on hundreds of local residents to leave.<\/p>\n

The Chinese media have been sympathetic to Mr. Yang, with one newspaper saying that he is “fighting for the rights of all property owners in China.”[Full Text]
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